Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 30mI hesitate to share the disinformation our opponents are putting out about Prop I, but it needs to be rebutted. They are spending a fortune in a bad faith attempt to block affordable housing and rent relief. The authors of the latest attack mailer know their claims are false. 111
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 2hToday was an unusual day in SF, in which a well-connected, billionaire-backed candidate was held politically accountable. Those who continued to endorse after Brad's allegations have some explaining & apologizing to do. Brad, Ryan, and Ryan's partner showed tremendous courage speaking out48hills.orgYekutiel drops out of D8 race after new sexual assault allegations - 48 hillsWith endorsements gone and support crumbling, front runner had to drop out—but what about his supporters who ignored earlier accusation? 1226
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 5hDaniel Lurie is trying to do to the Mayor’s Office of Housing what Donald Trump is doing to the Department of Education. Lurie is smearing his own housing department, calling it a slush fund, and defunding it. His cynical approach threatens to undermine affordable housing in SF for years to come. 0136
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 6hToday, the billionaire’s mailer against Prop I arrived. This anti-affordable housing piece is wild. They are flailing around with nonsensical arguments to kill a measure that dedicates funds to affordable housing. Vote Yes on I to use an existing tax on billionaires to fund affordable housing. 0103
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 7hMaybe, just maybe, there's a reason they are trying to buy control of D10 and maybe, just maybe, it isn't to benefit the people of D10. ⚠️ Crypo-billionaire Larsen: $500K ⚠️ Conservative techbros at GrowSF: $79,000 ⚠️ Lurie's brother: gentrify Bayview! ⚠️ AI data center proposed for D10 🤔sfexaminer.comSF blockchain tycoon drops $500,000 on D10 raceCandidate Theo Ellington has also raiseed the most money by far. 042
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 8hEveryone who continued to support Manny after Brad’s allegations owes Brad a public apologymissionlocal.orgManny Yekutiel drops out of S.F. supervisor race after sexual assault claimMost of Manny Yekutiel's endorsers pulled their support after two new people accused him of sexual assault. 0235
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 16hNurses are badass. This one is literally named Freeman 061
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Packed house at Club Fugazi for Gil Duran and Emily Mills! 0121
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Billionaires have an unlimited supply of two things: lies & money. They’re deploying both against Prop 40 (wealth tax on 250 billionaires to fund health care) and SF’s Prop I (tax on real estate billionaires to fund housing). Tax billionaires to deliver the things people need. Yes on 40. Yes on I. 091
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The billionaire controlled SF DCCC is so corrupted. The latest: “The same month she blocked a resolution calling for restrictions on Flock Safety, the chairperson of the SF Democratic Party accepted a $10,000 donation from a tech mogul bankrolling the police department’s surveillance deployment”sfstandard.comSF Dem Party chair who blocked key Flock vote got donation from surveillance backerNancy Tung spoke at a conference hosted by the camera company in the weeks before the vote. 03014
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Prop I (2020) raised funds for affordable housing and rent relief. Dan Lurie refuses to spend the money on housing. Prop I (2026) forces Lurie to spend the money on housing. Vote yes on Prop I.fairhousingsf.comFair Housing, Yes on I - San Francisco Ballot Measure | Join the MovementProp I dedicates existing tax revenue to its intended purpose of funding affordable housing, social housing, and eviction defense. 0114
Reposted by Dean PrestonPUML @puml.media · 23/09/2026District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton has introduced a 45-day moratorium on approvals of new data centers in San Francisco, co-sponsored by Jackie Fielder and Chyanne Chen. 141
Reposted by Dean PrestonPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sen. John Fetterman says he's a "lifelong Republican" before Major Garrett has to correct him 66942233
Reposted by Dean PrestonPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Several protesters just interrupted the pro-data center party, flipped everyone off while yelling “thank you for using all of our water!” 231232209
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“D10 is not for sale” — DJ Brookter at Unity Rally at SEIU 1021 050
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Two measures on the Nov ballot are exposing hypocritical politicians: Prop I preserves an existing SF tax on billionaires and dedicates the $ to affordable housing and rent relief. Prop 40 creates a one time state wealth tax on billionaires and dedicates the $ to health care. Vote yes on both. 1173
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The guy promising to clean up City Hall is getting millions from the worst billionaires in the planet to run his anti-democracy package. “Mayor Lurie's three charter measures have raised a mind-boggling $11 million so far” Only thing missing is a Trump cameo promising to help Lurie drain the swampmissionlocal.orgMayor Lurie’s charter measures raise stunning $11M, more than all others combinedFundraising for the ballot measures is staggering: Over $19 million is going toward the 10 measures on the ballot. 1188
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 25/09/2026While the nation turns against Flock and mass surveillance, SF’s Democratic Central Committee—a body with two Flock employees on it—just voted to double down on Flock and mass surveillance. SF Democratic Party leadership is a disgrace right now. Completely captured by conservative tech oligarchs.sfstandard.comFlock is under fire. SF’s moderate Democrats are doubling down on the camerasFlock has lost contracts in many blue cities, but San Francisco leaders are largely defending SFPD’s use of surveillance devices. 515640
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bay Area Reporter endorses Prop I, the Affordable Housing Guarantee Act. “Prop I probably wouldn’t even be on the ballot if city officials had followed the intent of the original Prop I. Vote YES on Prop I.”ebar.comEditorial: B.A.R. endorses SF, regional measuresSan Francisco voters will decide on 10 local ballot propositions, plus a regional sales tax measure to fund public transit. The Bay Area Reporter’s recommendations are below. 141
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 24/09/2026L.A.'s version of Prop I just allocated another $466m to affordable housing. This is what Lurie is opposing for San Francisco amidst an affordability crisis. Such contempt for low-income and working class San Franciscans. 1103
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is outrageous. He should be released immediatelymissionlocal.orgS.F. officials call for feds to release Ho Yin Mo, state aide detained by ICEFormer Chinese-language TV anchor works for Assemblymember Catherine Stefani and previously served as field organizer for Mayor London Breed. 0184
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonta cavedpolitico.comBonta defends Paramount settlement: ‘resolves the antitrust concerns’The settlement ends a fractious two-month legal battle. 274
Reposted by Dean PrestonMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party" I don't care what this guy or anyone else thinks about policy X or agency Y. It's a crime to do what the DOGE guys did. They all, including Elon, need to go to jail forever. 1025170
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Here are 5 things Mayor Daniel Lurie could do right now to lower the rents in San Franciscodeanprestonsf.com5 Things Mayor Daniel Lurie Could Do If He Were Actually Serious About Lowering Rents in San Francisco — Dean PrestonMayor Daniel Lurie has declared a rent emergency in San Francisco, but his plan does little to lower rents. Here are five bold actions he could take now to provide rent relief, expand affordable housi... 1163
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Lurie needs to change his position on Prop I. Full stop. “The median rent in San Francisco has increased 26% in the past year, which observers have attributed to the proliferation of artificial-intelligence companies in The City. Eviction notices have increased 44%”sfexaminer.comPermanent supportive housing evictions rise 20%There were 186 evictions in the last fiscal year compared to 154 the year before. 0144
Reposted by Dean PrestonSergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This detailed reporting, summarizing available video, strongly suggests that Mr. Garces Perez was received no medical care long after he was shot. Despite a mix of cops on the scene (ICE, Austin PD, State troopers), none cared enough to apply first aid. Instead, they left him bleeding & handcuffed.nytimes.comAfter Pursuit, ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan Immigrant in Austin (Gift Article)The shooting in the Texas capital is the latest by federal immigration agents as the Trump administration intensifies its deportation efforts. 37141
Reposted by Dean PrestonPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trump says he’s banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House, a clear violation of the First Amendment 47611174
Reposted by Dean PrestonChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026BREAKING: DC Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, rejects DOJ's request to immediately implement BOP's policy on medical care for trans prisoners that would seek to end such care. Wilkins (Obama) & Garcia (Biden) are in the majority; Walker (Trump) dissents. The anti-trans policy will remain blocked for now. 3584180
Reposted by Dean PrestonAurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 17/09/2026It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media 3739031177
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This lot on Steiner St was fully approved for development over a decade ago. No zoning issues, no opposition. It still sits vacant. The City should acquire lots like this and build social housing. Because just waiting indefinitely for speculators to build luxury condos isn’t a good plan for anyone. 1304
Reposted by Dean PrestonMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In a normal, functioning democracy, this would end his presidency tonight. 963767993
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 17/09/2026SF Mayor isn’t invoking any emergency power to lower rents. Instead, the significance of his “rent emergency” is that a Mayor who has been 100% aligned with those driving up rents and evictions has finally, halfway through his term, acknowledged the hardship so many San Franciscans are experiencing 0122
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is a good explainer on affordable housing funding from Council of Community Housing Organizations. Vote Yes on Prop C Vote Yes on Prop I Vote Yes on state Prop 1 Vote No on state Prop 43quintinmecke.substack.comSan Francisco is Heading for a Housing CliffSan Francisco just declared a rent emergency. The money that builds affordable homes is running out, and the next housing bond isn't scheduled until 2034. 0114
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Empty Homes Tax was working to get owners to fill vacant units until landlords sued and court struck it down. We had a multi-unit building in D5 that was left empty by a speculator for 7+ years. As soon as vacancy tax passed, they fixed it up to get it ready for occupants. Now it will stay empty.sfchronicle.comS.F. landlords win battle over tax on empty apartments in wake of court rulingA voter-approved ballot measure intended to tax owners of San Francisco apartments that have been vacant for six months violates property owners’ rights under California law, a state court ruled. 164
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 16/09/202670% of SF kids attend public schools, yet Mayor Lurie’s appointments to the Youth Commission are all from private schoolsmissionlocal.orgMayor Lurie gets 6 appointments to the Youth Commission. They all hail from private schoolsMayor Lurie's six San Francisco Youth Commission appointees all attend private schools, the first such slate since 2016-17. 1122
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“The massive number of blatant, impeachable acts by the lawless, corrupt, violent, systemically racist, unstable, dangerous tyrant increases by the day. The public knows it. The majority of Americans favor impeaching Trump. Among Democrats, it’s 84% in favor as well as a majority of independents”currentaffairs.orgAs Trump’s Outlaw Presidency Worsens, Why Have Democrats Given Up on Impeachment?Ralph Nader makes the case for a national impeachment movement—and explains why Democratic leaders have so little interest in leading one. 130
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Good news! "A judge on Monday threw out all charges against 18 people arrested at the San Francisco “Stud Alley” party over Pride weekend in June."missionlocal.orgJudge tosses all charges against Stud Alley partygoers ‘in the interest of justice'Judge dismisses cases against 18 people accused of failing to leave unpermitted party during pride weekend 4294
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Prop D (Nov) is a good test of whether money alone can win an election in SF. This anti-democracy measure would fail spectacularly in a fair fight. But this is no fair fight. Billionaires Larson and Moritz are spending millions lying about Prop D. Billionaires are what’s wrong with SF right now. 195
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This incorrect ruling fundamentally misinterprets California’s Ellis Act. Unfortunately, the First District Court of Appeal has a history of expanding the scope of the Ellis Act far beyond the language or intent of the legislature. The appellate ruling should be appealed to the CA Supreme Court.sfchronicle.comS.F. landlords win battle over tax on empty apartments in wake of court rulingA voter-approved ballot measure intended to tax owners of San Francisco apartments that have been vacant for six months violates property owners’ rights under California law, a state court ruled. 062
Reposted by Dean PrestonJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale assures his X followers that “We are on top of it” in apparent response to recent warnings from the CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI about AI. So I guess we can all relax now. 🙄 … 1/ 1916659
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Conservative Chronicle editorial team even opposes a public bank. They are really grasping at straws on this one.sfchronicle.comEndorsement: Prop B is the first step to create an S.F. public bank. It's set up to failOPINION: Good intentions do not automatically make a good institution. That’s exactly the problem with plans for a San Francisco public bank. 120
Reposted by Dean PrestonAll In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“When the president of the United States says he is going to 'cheat like hell,’ we should take him seriously and we should take him literally,” says Jacob Soboroff.youtube.comTrump leads crowd in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in this electionYouTube video by MS NOW 30677243
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 12/09/2026In case you need another reason to repeal the Ellis Act, the Court of Appeal today ruled Ellis preempts SF's Empty Homes Tax. The Ellis Act, an industry-written state law that's been used to evict thousands of tenants, now somehow creates a right to keep any building vacant forever, per the courtwww4.courts.ca.gov 0166
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The worst of the worstmissionlocal.orgWho's bankrolling San Francisco's coming election? These 16 donors.At least $18 million has been raised for the November races overall, and the top 16 donors have contributed some $13 million so far 1237
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If you like the right to counsel, free city college, childcare funding, and taxes on billionaires, remember those were passed by the people. Billionaires want to block grassroots ballot measures. Don’t let them. Vote No on D.sfnoond.comNo on D | Don’t Rob Our Right to VoteVote No on Proposition D and protect San Francisco’s right to citizen initiatives. 0157
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’ve learned that the $54m the mayor announced yesterday as new is in fact money that was already in the budget approved months ago. I’ve tried to give the benefit of the doubt, and welcomed his declaring a “rent emergency,” but it is not ok to mislead people like this. 4164
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026He's just out there openly calling for mass voter fraud now 0132
Dean Preston @deanpreston.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There are two reasons for the opposition to Prop. I. First, conservatives want to give a tax break to billionaires selling $10+ million properties. Second, conservatives recognize the initial success of Prop I when funds were allocated as intended and want to prevent affordable housing at scale. 🧵 171